Diffuse wallflower
Erysimum diffusum

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae

What it is like

Erysimum diffusum is a BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Height (m): 1.2

Where it is found

Dry places.

Europe. A casual in Britain.

Conservation Status:

Countries/locations it is found in

How it is used

Food

Rating: 0

Medicine

Rating: 1

The plant is cardiac.

Cardiac: Used in the treatment of heart problems.

Other

Rating:

How it is grown

Prefers a position in full sun in a circumneutral soil. Succeeds in ordinary garden soils, tolerating poor and dry soils.

Propagating it: Seed - sow spring or late summer in situ. Germination should take place within 3 weeks.

Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds;

Habit: Biennial/Perennial

Hardiness: 0-0

Growth:

Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Shade: Semi-shade, no shade

Moisture: Dry, moist

Things to keep in mind

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

E. canescens. Roth.